Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 1 / Fall Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 2nd Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE) | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | AYSEL KEKİLLİOĞLU (akekillioglu@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | AYSEL KEKİLLİOĞLU, | ||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| The goal of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the importance and role that insects play in civil and criminal investigations. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Understands the importance and roles of insects for forensic and crime researches. |
PO-1 Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Biology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods PO-2 Plan experiments and carry out original researches in the field by making use of the theoretical and practical knowledge at the expert level that they have obtained in their field PO-3 Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own PO-8 Evaluate how the important personalities, events and phenomena that have made essential contributions to the development of Biology that might have impact on their field of practice PO-9 Transfer in a systematical way the latest developments in Biology and their field of study reinforcing with qualitative and quantitative data to the groups either concerned with the field or not by verbal, visual and written means |
Examination |
| LO-2 | Compare the structural features of insects |
PO-1 Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Biology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods PO-8 Evaluate how the important personalities, events and phenomena that have made essential contributions to the development of Biology that might have impact on their field of practice PO-9 Transfer in a systematical way the latest developments in Biology and their field of study reinforcing with qualitative and quantitative data to the groups either concerned with the field or not by verbal, visual and written means |
Examination |
| LO-3 | Can get Forensic data in criminal investigations. |
PO-1 Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Biology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods PO-2 Plan experiments and carry out original researches in the field by making use of the theoretical and practical knowledge at the expert level that they have obtained in their field PO-3 Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own PO-4 Have the qualification and capability to gain admission to doctoral programs, R&D units or occupations related to the field with the knowledge they have gathered in the field PO-9 Transfer in a systematical way the latest developments in Biology and their field of study reinforcing with qualitative and quantitative data to the groups either concerned with the field or not by verbal, visual and written means |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Forensic Entomology incorporates insects and their general biology, succession, developmental cycles and population biology into matters of criminal prosecution. The material to provide insight as to the collecting, analyzing, preserving, and using of entomological information in forensic investigations. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | General Information on Criminal Entomology | lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation |
| 2 | Shot corpse of insects | lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation |
| 3 | The study of the Materials and Methods Related to Human Frames, | lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation |
| 4 | Open Space Study, Indoor Field Study | lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation |
| 5 | Determination of time of death | lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation |
| 6 | Determining the location of the body, and DNA studies, Climatic Data | lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation |
| 7 | Distribution of Different Periods of Time corpse incoming insects | lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Criminal incidents insect groups Encountered | lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation |
| 10 | Forensic Entomology events and Criminal | lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation |
| 11 | Criminal entomology cases | lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation |
| 12 | Case-1 | lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation |
| 13 | Case-2 | lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation |
| 14 | Case-3 | lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation |
| 15 | Case-4 | lecture, question-answer, discussion, examples, microscopic examination, drawing a shape, preparation |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Gennard, D.E. (2007). Forensic Entomology: An Inroduction. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., England. 224 pp. | |
| 2 | Jason H. Byrd and James L. Castner. (2010). Forensic entomology: the utility of arthropods in legal investigations. 2nd ed. CRC Press LLC. 681 pp. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Gennard, D.E. (2007). Forensic Entomology: An Inroduction. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., England. 224 pp. Jason H. Byrd and James L. Castner. (2010). Forensic entomology: the utility of arthropods in legal investigations. 2nd ed. CRC Press LLC. 681 pp. Smith K.G.V. (1986). A Manual of Forensic Entomology. University Printing House, Oxford. 205 pp. Papers | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 2 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 2 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 1 | 13 | 13 |
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 5 | 8 | 40 |
| mid-term exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Own study for final exam | 5 | 11 | 55 |
| final exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 180 | ||